It's just over a month before it gets launched.

What can we expect from this channel then?

Repeats I bet, it'll be a carbon copy of BBC3 with crapper programs. Willing to place readdies on it

I was looking at the Logo for it earlier. Exciting stuff. ;)

I'm quite looking forward to abc1 - probably all repeats but since I havent seen any of the stuff they are showing it's fine with me :P

If it's anything like ITV2 it'll be all Coronation St and Emmerdale repeats, intertwined with repeats of crap American and reality TV shows like Pop Idol etc.

Not to mention Judge Judy. :rolleyes:

I've read that ITV have managed to secure a deal with Warner Bros studio for premiere rights to films such as Harry Potter, Matrix etc. Perhaps it is likely that some of these will be featured on ITV3?

From ITVSALES.COM

ITV3 will show the best of ITV drama with programmes complementing the schedules of both ITV1 and ITV2.

Key genres include:

Detective and Contemporary dramas - Inspector Morse, Midsomer Murders, Touch Of Frost, Prime Suspect, Foyle’s War and Cold Feet along with UK premieres, such as the feature length drama Rebus with John Hannah and drama series Blue Dove with Paul Nicholls.

ITV Classics - Maigret (starring Michael Gambon), Cadfael (starring Derek Jacobi), Jeeves & Wooster (starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie) and Mapp & Lucia (starring the new Miss Marple, Geraldine McEwan).

Top US Crime Dramas including Hack and LA Dragnet.

Movies – Big Hollywood hits including A Fish Called Wanda (John Cleese), The Color of Money (Paul Newman), Rain Man (Tom Cruise), Prizzi’s Honour (Jack Nicholson), A Fistful of Dollars (Clint Eastwood) and What About Bob? (Bill Murray).

Catch-ups of popular ITV1 programmes including The Bill, which is repeated on the same evening as the prime time ITV1 show.

Themed nights and new commissions – including behind the scenes shows from ITV1’s major dramas.

ITV3 will be the home of quality drama and movies, with a line up of programmes that will appeal to a wide ranging audience. For the first time ever, viewers will also be able to catch up on popular shows like The Bill, The Royal, Where The Heart Is, Heartbeat and ITV’s new star signing Parkinson.

Viewers can also treat themselves with a second chance to see one and two-part dramas in their entirety on Saturday nights, with titles such as Henry VIII (Ray Winstone), Donovan (Tom Conti), Wall of Silence (James Nesbitt) and My Beautiful Son (Julie Walters).

ITV3 will also showcase movies twice weekly, kicking off with a ‘Movie Western Season’ showing classics including The Magnificent Seven and The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.

“With an impressive line up of classic and contemporary dramas, major Hollywood hits, top US dramas and new commissions, ITV3 should quickly become a firm favourite with the multi channel viewer and join ITV2 as a top rating entertainment channel.” said Steve Arnell, Channel Editor, ITV3.


Basically repeats and Sky Movies castoffs. I like how they describe repeats - "a chance to catch up"!!!!!

Originally posted by Lickszz
Not to mention Judge Judy. :rolleyes:

I've read that ITV have managed to secure a deal with Warner Bros studio for premiere rights to films such as Harry Potter, Matrix etc. Perhaps it is likely that some of these will be featured on ITV3?

Probably.... Although what happened to the BBC1 Premiere of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone that was supposed to happen last Christmas?

Originally posted by Rich
Probably.... Although what happened to the BBC1 Premiere of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone that was supposed to happen last Christmas?

See my post above - it looks like the only movies they'll be showing are the ones that first came out on betamax!!!

I've read that ITV can't reach a deal with Sky, Telewest or NTL so it will only be seen on Freeview for the foreseeable future.

That seriously reduces the available audience so don't expect any big viewing figures for a while (if anyone was going to watch it anyway).

ITV1 is poor.
ITV2 is p**s poor.
ITV3 ?

Originally posted by Lickszz
ITV3 - Will it be anygood?


An oxymoron if ever I heard one.

Originally posted by Cols
An oxymoron if ever I heard one.

Only if you don't understand what an oxymoron is. :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Cols
An oxymoron if ever I heard one.

Thanks for that 'important' observation. :)

Originally posted by noseyrosie
Only if you don't understand what an oxymoron is. :rolleyes:


"ITV" and "Good" in the same sentence.
A contradiction in terms then.
I'll get me coat !!!!!!

Originally posted by coopster1974
See my post above - it looks like the only movies they'll be showing are the ones that first came out on betamax!!!

Only reyt old ones then that nobody under the age of 20 will care about.

Originally posted by Cols
"ITV" and "Good" in the same sentence.
A contradiction in terms then.
I'll get me coat !!!!!!

Nah. I'd take it off. Oxymorons can't be questions, because then the words don't contradict each other, so therefore not a contradiction in terms.

'Is ITV any good?' isn't one because it's not saying that it is, just that it might be. or something. anyway, can't be arsed.

:d

But "ITV is good" could be judged as a contradiction in terms.

Originally posted by t020
But "ITV is good" could be judged as a contradiction in terms.

Yep.

All these channels make it near immpossible to have a quick flick round to see whats on but then again when theres nowt on you want to watch flicking through all the channels wastes you a good half an hour so it gives your finger a good workout!

imo i think it will be the same as ITV2 just different crap programming. They just want more money.

Yes I can recieve it on cable, and I have seen the listings of programmes and I will not want to go to work especially with Chicago hope on and LA Law.

At last some programmes I have missed that I can watch again

Originally posted by newdawnevent
I've read that ITV can't reach a deal with Sky, Telewest or NTL so it will only be seen on Freeview for the foreseeable future.


Yay, that means I won't be able to get it.

Sorry Nick2, the only ones apart from normal tv that can`t get it is Sky.

Damn, another channel of crap to flick through while looking for something decent.

I've never read so much since I got the cable tv fitted.